What happened in 1439?

Gutenberg's Printing Press

Major Events · Mainz, Germany

Johannes Gutenberg develops the movable-type printing press, revolutionizing the spread of information.

Battle of Grotniki

Wars & Conflicts · Grotniki Duże

1439 battle of the Post-Hussite Wars

Siege of Moscow

Wars & Conflicts · Moscow

1439 battle between Khanate of Kazan and Muscovy (controlled by Vasily II)

Battle for Nizhniy Novgorod

Wars & Conflicts · Nizhny Novgorod

Battle during the First Russo-Kazan War

Siege of Smederevo (1439)

Wars & Conflicts · Smederevo

1439 siege

Joseph II of Constantinople died

People · Florence

Patriarch of Constantinople

Mohnyin Thado died

People · Inwa

King of Ava

Christian of Prachatice died

People · Prague

Czech astrologist, astronomist, botanist, doctor, mathematician and theologist

Pius III born

People · Sarteano

Born in Sarteano. Pope of the Catholic Church from 22 September to 18 October 1503.

Albert II of Germany died

People · Neszmély

Died in Neszmély. King of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia.

Maria of Trebizond died

People · Constantinople

Died in Constantinople. Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire.

Lê Nghi Dân born

People · Hanoi

Born in Hanoi. Vietnamese emperor.

Bergama Kurşunlu Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

St. Leonhard

Religion & Belief Systems · Ittelsburg

Filial church in Ittelsburg, Germany

Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery in Prague

Makaryev-Unzhensky Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Russia

Belsay Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Medieval castle ruins in Northumberland, England, UK

Sangachal Caravansarai

Architecture & Engineering

Caravanserai in Baku, Azerbaijan

Caldora Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Castle in Vasto (CH), Italy

San Carlo Borromeo

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Brusio, Switzerland

Old Jewish Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery in Prague